Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . FiG. 107.—One of the ancient Paragonah dwellings. The adobe walls wereof the same color as the surrounding soil and frequently were distinguishedonly by the small roots which followed their sun-dried surfaces. •3***:.. Fig. 108.—Circular kiva or ceremonial room, Paragonah, Utah. Attempts tobrace the thin earthen wall at the left had proved unsuccessful; its final collapseprobably hastened the abandonment of the structure. Upon this sloping wall,near the end of the long shadow, is a fireplace which belonged to a tempora
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . FiG. 107.—One of the ancient Paragonah dwellings. The adobe walls wereof the same color as the surrounding soil and frequently were distinguishedonly by the small roots which followed their sun-dried surfaces. •3***:.. Fig. 108.—Circular kiva or ceremonial room, Paragonah, Utah. Attempts tobrace the thin earthen wall at the left had proved unsuccessful; its final collapseprobably hastened the abandonment of the structure. Upon this sloping wall,near the end of the long shadow, is a fireplace which belonged to a temporaryshelter, erected subsequently to the destruction of the kiva. NO. 17 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I916 i05
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